River East Elementary
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District 04 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
234 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -25 students (-9.7%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 259 |
| 2019–2020 | 265 |
| 2020–2021 | 272 |
| 2021–2022 | 241 |
| 2022–2023 | 228 |
| 2023–2024 | 254 |
| 2024–2025 | 242 |
| 2025–2026 | 234 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $35,991 per student (state & local $32,761 · federal $3,229).
Same-year medians: District 04 $40,952 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $16,169 | $733 | $15,436 | 257 |
| 2019–2020 | $18,329 | $1,388 | $16,940 | 264 |
| 2020–2021 | $19,242 | $1,182 | $18,060 | 268 |
| 2021–2022 | $23,322 | $3,678 | $19,644 | 242 |
| 2022–2023 | $24,849 | $2,841 | $22,008 | 224 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $34,372 | $5,204 | $29,167 | 244 |
| 2024–2025 | $35,991 | $3,229 | $32,761 | 242 |
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- James Weldon Johnson
- M.S. 224 Manhattan East School for Arts & Academic
- Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
- Mosaic Preparatory Academy
- P.S. 007 Samuel Stern
- P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera
- P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta
- P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier
- P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational C
- P.S. 112 Jose Celso Barbosa
- P.S. 146 Ann M. Short
- P.S. 155 William Paca
- P.S. 171 Patrick Henry
- P.S. 206 Jose Celso Barbosa
- P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente
- Park East High School
- Renaissance School of the Arts
- Tag Young Scholars
- The Bilingual Bicultural School
- The Judith S. Kaye School
- The Lexington Academy
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Sources: New York City Public Schools enrollment data and spending per student reported by the New York State Education Department. Missing years are not zero. Enrollment and spending are not school-quality ratings. How we check the data